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Patent CA-2289145-C (CA)
Inventor: PICKENS JON DAVID
IPC: H01R4/30
Filed: 1999-11-05
Granted: 2008-03-25
Abstract: A method of preventing vibration loosening of a clamping screw 26 of a circuit protection apparatus 10 is provided. The circuit protection apparatus 10 has a conductor receiving member 28 including a conductor receiving opening 40 for receiving an electrical conductor 46 therein. The conductor receiving member 28 has an aperture 42 extending from a surface 50 thereof into communication with the conductor receiving opening 40. An overall extent of the aperture 42 includes threads. The method provides a clamping screw 26 having a threaded shaft 50. The threaded shaft 50 has a surface feature 52 in the threads thereof near an end 54 of the shaft. The clamping screw 26 is inserted into the threaded aperture 42 until the surface feature 52 is in interference engagement with threads of the threaded aperture to hold the clamping screw in the threaded aperture, with the end 54 of the shaft being disposed to permit access to the conductor receiving opening 40 such that the clamping screw need not be backed-out from the threaded aperture to provide access to the conductor receiving opening 40.
Patent CA-2290482-C (CA)
Title: Composition contenant du fructosane pour la prevention et le traitement du cancer du colon et procede preventif et therapeutique du cancer du colon
Inventor: VAN LOO JAN
IPC: A23L29/244
Filed: 1998-05-14
Granted: 2005-03-08
Abstract: L'invention concerne l'utilisation d'un fructosane présentant un degré moyen de polymérisation d'au moins 15 pour la préparation d'une composition pour la prévention et/ou le traitement du cancer du colon chez les mammifère non bovins, plus particulièrement chez l'homme. L'invention concerne également un procédé préventif et thérapeutique du cancer du colon chez un mammifère non bovin, plus particulièrement chez l'homme, consistant à administrer audit mammifère une composition contenant une dose utile de fructosane présentant un degré moyen de polymérisation d'au moins 15. Ladite composition peut être un médicament ou un aliment fonctionnel. Selon un mode de réalisation préféré, le fructosane est une inuline, de préférence une inuline dont le degré moyen de polymérisation est d'au moins 20.
Patent CA-2293475-C (CA)
Inventor: GEISLER MICHAEL
IPC: G01S13/95
Filed: 1998-06-12
Granted: 2007-12-04
Abstract: The invention relates to a meteorological electromagnetic measuring system comprising a plurality of measuring stations which are physically distributed in a given area. Each measuring station contains at least one spherics receiver to pick up a spherics signal and a transmission device to transfer measuring data available in the measuring station and derived from the spherics signals to a central evaluation unit assigned to said measuring stations wherein the average distance between each adjacent measuring station is less than 50 km for exhaustive detection of short-range spherics signals.
Patent CA-2301895-C (CA)
Title: Appareil et procede de surveillance et de communication des conditions meteorologiques
Inventor: DOERFEL STEVE
IPC: G01S17/86
Filed: 1998-09-18
Granted: 2003-12-16
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de surveiller et de communiquer les conditions météorologiques dans une région définie (50), par exemple la visibilité et les conditions de plafond dans un aéroport. De manière plus spécifique, cet appareil envoie des messages (60) de surveillance et concernant les conditions météorologiques qui sont précis, représentatifs et opportuns, sans qu'aucune intervention humaine ne soit nécessaire. Cette invention s'applique tout particulièrement à la surveillance et à la communication des conditions météorologiques dans un aéroport, plus spécifiquement les conditions de visibilité (54), de plafond nuageux (figure 7) et les conditions météorologiques associées qui existent globalement dans la région définie (50).
Patent CA-2307653-C (CA)
Title: Echo canceller employing dual-h architecture having improved double-talk detection
Inventor: LABERTEAUX KENNETH P
IPC: H04B3/20
Filed: 1998-11-13
Granted: 2007-04-24
Abstract: An echo canceller circuit (25) for use in an echo canceller system is set forth. The echo canceller circuit (25) comprises a first digital filter (35) having non-adaptive tap coefficients to simulate an echo response occurring during a call. A second digital filter (30) having adaptive tap coefficients to simulate an echo response occurring during the call is also used. The adaptive tap coefficients of the second digital filter (30) are updated over the duration of call. A  coefficient transfer controller is disposed in the echo canceller circuit to transfer the adaptive tap coefficients of the second digital filter (30) to replace the tap coefficients of the first digital filter (35) when a value, E(~), is greater than a value, E(-), and, concurrently, when E(~), is greater than a value E max. The value of E(-) corresponds to the ratio between a signal-plus-echo signal and a first echo compensated signal using the first digital filter. The value of E(~) corresponds to the ratio between the signal-plus-echo and a second echo compensated signal using the second digital filter (30). The value of E max corresponds to the largest E(~) experienced over at least a portion of the duration of the call and at which a transfer occurred.
Patent CA-2308590-C (CA)
Title: Method for telephony call blending
Inventor: KAMEN VLADIMIR
IPC: H04M3/523
Filed: 1998-10-22
Granted: 2003-08-19
Abstract: An automated dialer (100) for a call center (105) maximizes agent efficiency in two different ways. In a first method overdial probability is expressed as a probability function of number of agents and total traffic volume; the probability function is set equal to a maximum allowable overdial probability;  and the resulting equation is solved for maximum total traffic volume producing the maximum overdial probability. The maximum total traffic volume is then used to determine a new dialing rate by dividing the difference between the calculated maximum traffic volume and known inbound traffic volume by the product of average call length and hit rate, where hit rate is the percentage of connected calls to total dialed outbound calls. In a second method a maximum total traffic volume is calculated from total number of agents times a desired agent utilization factor, and the total traffic volume is used as in the first method to calculate and set a new dialing rate for outbound calls.
Patent CA-2309456-C (CA)
Title: .alpha.-amides of l-amino acids as fragrance precursors
Inventor: SLIFE CHARLES W
IPC: A61K8/02
Filed: 1998-12-07
Granted: 2003-02-04
Abstract: Disclosed are .alpha.-amides of L-amino acids that produce fragrance or attenuate or mask malodor. In particular, threonine amides, glycine amides, serine amides, and alanine amides can be used in the invention. Such .alpha. - amides of L-amino acids are useful for generating pleasant fragrances or attenuating or masking malodor upon cleavage of the .alpha.-amides of L-amin o acids by bacteria in axillae. The .alpha.-amides of L-amino acids can be incorporated into skin treatment compositions and personal care products, su ch as deodorants, body sprays and antiperspirants, and used in methods for producing fragrance or attenuating or masking malodor.
Patent CA-2317689-C (CA)
Title: Powder coating cross-linking agents of high functionality which contain uretdione groups and free isocyanate groups
Inventor: LAAS HANS-JOSEF
IPC: C08G18/66
Filed: 2000-09-07
Granted: 2010-02-02
Abstract: The invention relates to new high-functional polyaddition compounds which contain free isocyanate groups with an average isocyanate functionality of 2.1 to 8.0, a con- centration of uretdione of 10 to 18 wt.%, a concentration of urethane of 10 to 20 wt.% and a concentration of ester groups -CO-O and/or carbonate groups -O-CO-O of 1 to 17 wt.%, a process for the preparation thereof and their use as starting com- ponents for the preparation of polyurethane plastics, in particular as cross- linking agents for heat-curable powder coatings
Patent CA-2317765-C (CA)
Title: A microcontroller including a single memory module having a data memory sector and a code memory sector and supporting simultaneous read/write access to both sectors
Inventor: CURRY DUNCAN
IPC: G11C16/04
Filed: 1999-03-02
Granted: 2005-08-16
Abstract: A microcontroller (1) having a special function register to internally select between internal memory and external memory on the fly. Two data pointers (41, 43) in conjunction with the special function register result in four effective quick reference locations. The internal memory (67) consists of one memory module having its array subdivided into a data memory store (37) and a code memory store (35), and having a bank of pass devices (73) to selectively isolate the code memory store from the data memory store. The present memory (67) can further support concurrent writing to the data memory store (37) while reading from the code memory store (35).
Patent CA-2318604-C (CA)
Title: Reduced malto-oligosaccharides
Inventor: BARRESI FRANK W
IPC: C08B30/18
Filed: 1999-01-19
Granted: 2007-04-10
Abstract: Disclosed are a method for the reduction of an oligosaccharide mixture and a n oligosaccharide mixture prepared thereby. In accordance with the disclosed invention, a mixture of oligosaccharides having a given D P profile is reduced to a DE of essentially zero by catalytically hydrogenating the mixture under reaction conditions sufficient to preserve t he DP profile of the mixture, which reaction conditions typically include a reaction temperature ranging from about 50 .degree.C to about 150 .degree.C and a reaction pressure ranging up to about 1500 psi. Surprisingly , when the mixture is a malto-oligosaccharide mixture, the reduced mixture wil l have a superior color-fastness and thermal stability as compared to a similar unreduced mixture of malto-oligosaccharides, and also low reactivity towards nitrogen-containing species.
Patent CA-2333118-C (CA)
Title: Method and system for scanning non-overlapping patterns of laser energy with diffractive optics
Inventor: LEMBERG VLADIMIR
IPC: G02B27/09
Filed: 1999-07-06
Granted: 2010-01-12
Abstract: A system for laser treatment of the eye comprises one or more diffractive optical elements for producing unique treatment segments within an ablation zone on the eye. The treatment segments may be annular, p ie- shaped, or have other geometries or patterns selected to apply energy in a particular manner, usually in a non-overlapping manner so that energy dosages can be precisely controlled. In a first embodiment of the system, a single diffractive optical element is used and a beam expander expands or converges the beam to achieve the different treatment segments. In a second embodiment, a plurality of diffractive optical elements are used, each of which produces a single treatment segment.
Patent CA-2341751-C (CA)
Title: Nonaqueous electrolyte solution secondary battery
Inventor: NUMATA TATSUJI
IPC: H01M6/16
Filed: 1999-08-26
Granted: 2010-02-16
Abstract: A positive electrode of a nonaqueous electrolyte solution secondary battery comprises (A) a lithium-manganese composite oxide and (B1) at least one lithium-nickel composite oxide which has a specific surface area X of 0.3 <= X(m2/g) and which is selected from a group consisting of LiNiO2, Li2NiO2, LiNi2O4, Li2Ni2O4 and LiNi1-x M x O2 (0 < x <= 0. 5 is satisfied, and M represents at least one metal element selected from a group consisting of Co, Mn, Al, Fe, Cu and Sr), whereby it is possible to obtain a nonaqueous electrolyte solution secondary battery which is superior in battery properties, especially charge and discharge cycle properties, retention properties and safety.
Patent CA-2342839-C (CA)
Inventor: LEE HAN-SEN
IPC: E06B7/09
Filed: 2001-03-28
Granted: 2005-05-10
Abstract: A user customizable adjustable shutter system employs a variety of synergistic features which may be used individually or in combination to enable a user to install a shutter set in a manner which will produce a professional finish, but without the negative aspects accompanying most custom installation processes. The inventive system may be commercially available as a kit, or may be available as kit components which can be purchased as needed.       Pre-manufactured shutter members are provided with pre drilled holes to accommodate threaded members, typically wood screws, to hold a series of decorative extensions which can be added to increase or decrease the horizontal dimension. Decorative extensions can also be inserted to increase vertical distance, if desired. A decorative extension formed to widen shutter members and as a combination middle handle and covering member may be provided to both affect the width and to eliminate the middle light gap. A new system for attaching the simultaneous louver actuation control bar to the structures fixed into the louvers are also disclosed.
Patent CA-2346323-C (CA)
Inventor: ESPANEL CHRISTOPHE
IPC: E02F3/38
Filed: 2001-05-04
Granted: 2005-04-19
Abstract: A loader boom has arms constructed as tubes that are rectangular in cross section and taper from a bracket for mounting the arms to a tractor. The tubes are each formed by bending a blank of steel material so as to create four 90° corners with opposite ends of the blank extending parallel to each other and forming a gap along, and in the center of, an under side of the tube. A reinforcing bar is located in the gap and secured to the tube by fillet welds.
Patent CA-2346624-C (CA)
Inventor: KUWAYAMA JUNICHI
IPC: B60L11/18
Filed: 2001-05-08
Granted: 2005-09-27
Abstract: A driving force transmission unit consists of a gear unit engaging with the motor axes of two AC motors, and a bevel gear for transmitting the driving forces of the two AC motors to an axle. Wheels are installed on both ends of the axle. The output voltage of a battery of low voltage is transformed to AC voltage by a DC/AC inverter, and the transformed voltage is supplied to the two AC motors. Then, the driving forces of the two AC motors are to be transmitted to the axle.
Patent CA-2350468-C (CA)
Inventor: SVINGEN BORGE
IPC: G06F15/173
Filed: 1999-11-12
Granted: 2006-05-23
Abstract: A processing circuit P1 for recognition and comparison of complex patterns in high-speed data streams can form a node in a network of circuits of this kind and comprises an interface for inputting of parameters for the circuit, at least one kernel processor P0 in the form of a comparator unit (COM) for comparing two data words, a logic unit (E) connected with the comparator unit and comprising a multiplexer (MUX1), a first D flip-flop (2), a latency unit (LAT) for delaying a positive binary value with a given number of time units, a second D flip-flop (4), a sequence control unit (SC) which monitors and controls a comparison operation in the comparator unit (COM), and a result selector (RS) which combines two result values from other processing circuits or other result selectors. A search processor circuit (PMC) for performing search and comparison operations on complex patterns comprises a multiprocessor unit P n with processing circuits P1 in a tree structure and forms a binary or superbinary tree with n+1 levels S and degree k = 2m, m being a positive integer >= 1. An underlying level S n-q generally comprises 2mq circuits P n-q provided nested in the 2m(q-1) circuits P n-q+1 on the level S n-q+1. A 0th level S0 defined for q = n in the unit P n comprises 2m(n-1) to 2mn kernel processors P0 which form comparator units (COM) in the circuits P1. All circuits P1, P2...Pn have identical interfaces (1) and a logic unit (E) with a result selector (RS) for collecting the results of a search operation or a comparison operation. Use in search engines for search and retrieval of data stored in data bases.
Patent CA-2353758-C (CA)
Inventor: ROWE RICHARD
IPC: G06Q20/04
Filed: 2001-07-25
Granted: 2004-05-18
Abstract: A method and apparatus for sorting and reconciling vouchers accepted by a gaming machine or other device is disclosed. The gaming machine is configured to generate information relating to each accepted voucher, or provide such information to a remote location. At least one apparatus is adapted to sort bill monies from vouchers retrieved from the cash box of a gaming machine. The same or another apparatus is adapted to read each voucher to determine its identity and value. At least one device, such as a computer including appropriate hardware and software, is configured to determine if the value and identity of the processed vouchers reconcile with the value and identity of the vouchers having been identified as paid by the gaming machine. In this manner, a "soft count" process is performed on a group of intermingled bill monies and vouchers retrieved from a gaming machine.
Patent CA-2364636-C (CA)
Title: Frame assembly for snowmobile
Inventor: NISHIJIMA SHINICHI
IPC: B62M27/02
Filed: 2001-12-06
Granted: 2010-04-27
Abstract: A snowmobile has a frame assembly. The frame assembly has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion has a frame member that extends over an engine compartment such that an engine would be disposed generally below the frame member. The frame member is primarily formed with an extruded component that is bent into a U-shape. An air intake box can be supported by the frame member.
Patent CA-2373648-C (CA)
Title: Angular, azimuthal and displacement insensitive spectrophotometer for color printer color control systems
Inventor: HUBBLE FRED F III
IPC: G01J3/02
Filed: 2002-02-27
Granted: 2005-03-22
Abstract: An improved and lower cost color spectrophotometer, especially suitable for an on-line color printer color control system, in which plural different spectra LEDs sequentially perpendicularly illuminate a common and substantially circularly illuminated color test area, which may be variably spaced and variably oriented relative to the spectrophotometer, through a common central lens system, and also the reflected illumination therefrom may be measured at 45 degrees thereto by averaging the outputs of photodetectors spaced around that circularly illuminated color test area, to provide reduced sensitivity to the variable angular or azimuthal orientation of the color test area relative to the spectrophotometer, and which photodetectors may be so illuminated by 1:1 optics for spatial insensitivity.
Patent CA-2375643-C (CA)
Title: Dispositif d'administration topique exothermique
Inventor: WISNIEWSKI STEPHEN J
IPC: A61J1/00
Filed: 2000-07-07
Granted: 2009-01-27
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dispositif (500) exothermique permettant l'administration topique d'un principe actif. Ce dispositif comprend un réservoir (220) de liquide contenant de l'eau, un élément (210) chauffant comprenant un matériau oxydable, une couche (250) externe perméable à l'oxygène, un principe actif, et une couche (130) imperméable à l'eau. Après la rupture du réservoir de liquide l'eau entre en contact avec l'élément chauffant et l'oxygène et produit une réaction exothermique.
Patent CA-2379817-C (CA)
Inventor: GRUENWALD BJORN J
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2000-07-14
Granted: 2007-12-11
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système et un procédé d'organisation de données brutes en provenance d'une ou de plusieurs sources. Ce système et ce procédé font intervenir un mécanisme destiné à identifier des données dupliquées entre des champs (tels que des colonnes) dans des bases de données. Ces champs peuvent être des champs similaires se trouvant à l'intérieur d'une seule base de données, ou des champs similaires ou identiques se trouvant à l'intérieur d'une paire de bases de données, lesdits champs étant organisés comme des tableaux ou des vecteurs de champs. La présente invention permet de classer chacun de ces vecteurs de champs et de les fragmenter, si nécessaire, avec une valeur commune. Un nombre de comparaisons permettant d'identifier les données dupliquées entre les vecteurs de champ est réduit par la réintroduction d'une différence entre les valeurs comparées. Cette différence est utililisée pour régler des indices dans les vecteurs de champ pour une comparaison suivante.
Patent CA-2386209-C (CA)
Title: Gas diffusion electrodes containing modified carbon products
Inventor: ORECCHIA CLAUDIO
IPC: H01M4/00
Filed: 1999-12-28
Granted: 2010-01-19
Abstract: Gas-diffusion electrodes containing modified carbon products are described wherein the modified carbon product is a carbon product having attached at least one organic group. The modified carbon product can be used for at least one component of the electrodes such as the active layer and/or the blocking layer. Methods to extend the service life of electrodes as well as methods to reduce the amount of fluorine containing compounds are also described.
Patent CA-2394406-C (CA)
Inventor: CAMPBELL JAMES STEWART
IPC: A23L27/60
Filed: 2002-07-19
Granted: 2008-04-22
Abstract: A method is described for producing a dehydrated egg product, which method is comprised of obtaining a liquid egg product comprising a liquid component, which is comprised of liquid whole egg, liquid yolk, liquid albumen or combinations thereof, and a particulate solid component selected from a group comprising animal derived protein, modified animal derived protein, vegetable derived protein, modified vegetable protein, spray dried albumen or combinations thereof wherein the particulate solid component is disbursed in the liquid component and then applying the liquid egg product to a drying apparatus comprising a thin film of material floating on the surface of medium which is maintained at a temperature within the range of 115° to 180° Fahrenheit and maintaining the liquid egg product on the drying apparatus until sufficient water has evaporated from the liquid egg product to result in the formation of a dehydrated egg product.
Patent CA-2397688-C (CA)
Inventor: CARANO DONALD J
IPC: G01N35/02
Filed: 2002-08-12
Granted: 2012-01-17
Abstract: Un contenant sert à la collecte, au transport et à la distribution d'un échantillon de liquide. Le contenant comprend un contenant en forme de tasse doté d'une extrémité ouverte pour la collecte de l'échantillon liquide. Un couvercle se fixe au contenant pour fermer l'extrémité ouverte. Le couvercle inclut une ouverture d'accès pour permettre la communication par le couvercle avec l'échantillon de liquide recueilli et pour permettre l'extraction d'un échantillon. Un élément de fermeture auto-scellant est soutenu par le couvercle dans l'ouverture d'accès et scelle l'ouverture d'accès pour empêcher les fuites de liquide. Le dispositif d'extraction peut être utilisé pour extraire un échantillon de l'échantillon de liquide. Le dispositif d'extraction peut être inséré à travers la fermeture auto-scellante pour permettre cette extraction. Dès l'enlèvement du dispositif d'extraction, la fermeture auto-scellante referme l'ouverture d'accès.